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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000332

Cwmbran

Cwmbran is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,649 residents in Torfaen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torfaen
7,649

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,481

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,316.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Concord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no carClay Cross, North East Derbyshire8,546 residents · 52.7% owned · 27.4% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carAshington East, Northumberland8,709 residents · 50.0% owned · 30.7% no carBryn-mawr, Blaenau Gwent5,248 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no carChester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell, County Durham9,614 residents · 47.2% owned · 34.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cwmbran

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,802 households
Social rented36.6%
1,273 households
Private rented11%
382 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.4%
1,512 households
Semi-detached23.3%
810 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
754 households
Detached9.5%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,392 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
1,049 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
789 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
251 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.2%
1,607 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
1,018 households
1 bedroom14.5%
506 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
350 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,022 households
One-person household37.7%
1,312 households
Other household types4.2%
146 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.7%
1,312 households
2 people in household30.8%
1,071 households
3 people in household15.7%
546 households
4 people in household10.5%
365 households
5 people in household3.7%
129 households
6 people in household1.2%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,397 residents
15–2917.5%
1,338 residents
30–4420.8%
1,593 residents
45–6424%
1,833 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,490 residents
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
200 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
86 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.9%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,398 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,702 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39%
2,980 residents
Good health33.6%
2,567 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,358 residents
Bad health7.9%
606 residents
Very bad health1.8%
138 residents
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.4%
5,615 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.6%
2,033 residents
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,232 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,194 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
780 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
258 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Cwmbran · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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